architecture

A look at design and styles of architecture throughout the years

Happy Memorial Day and Sneak Peek

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
Happy Memorial Day
Wishing everyone a very happy Memorial Day weekend. While we celebrate the unofficial start of the summer season, let us also recognize who this holiday commemorates and take a moment to remember those who sacrificed their lives serving our country. Happy Memorial Day Be sure to stop back tomorrow for new At Home with video visit – sneak peek below!…
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Drake Anderson Kips Bay Bedroom

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Drake Anderson Kips Bay bedroom
Inspiration for the Drake Anderson Kips Bay bedroom began on a trip the design partners took to London, where a state bed at the Victoria & Albert Museum captured their attention. Featuring the classic upholstery technique of gainage, the bed had all its intricate furniture details wrapped in fabric.…
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24 Hours in Boston

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
24 hours in Boston beacon hill
With many projects in the works, the last few months have been busy with filming, photographing and travel. I have a few favorite destinations to share, starting with the most recent. Last week, Susanna and I spent 24 hours in Boston for several events.…
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Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House Petit Salon

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House Petit Salon
Influenced by one of the great examples of 1930’s Italian residential architecture, the Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House Petit Salon is a jewel of restrained elegance. The design vocabulary of Sawyer Berson is a wide ranging one, including both traditional and modern styles encompassing architecture, interiors and landscape projects.…
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Alex Papachristidis Kips Bay Show House Dining Room

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   21 Comments
Alex Papachrisitid Kips Bay Showhouse Dining Room
Enter Alex Papachristidis‘ Kips Bay Show House dining room and you are transported to a tour de force of enchanting elegance. Shades of such early 20th century design titans as Elsie de Wolfe and David Adler and the high style of Mona von Bismarck are evident but you never completely lose sight that you are enveloped in a luxurious lair of modern living.…
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Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
While in Ojai to film Brooke and Steve Giannetti at Patina Farm, Susanna and I were fortunate enough to stay at the beautiful Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. It was such a stunning spot that I had to share a little glimpse of our overnight visit.…
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To Los Angeles and Back

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Patina Farm
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles and back with Susanna Salk that left us, as she describes it, “elated and exhausted.” In addition to filming several exciting At Home with videos, including Brooke and Steve Giannetti‘s magical Patina Farm in Ojai, Patina Farmwe were also working on an exciting new project – a book collaboration. …
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Week of Best Intentions (and Inspiration)

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Tony Duquette ring at Kentshire
This was a week of best intentions. While I had planned on sharing so many inspiring visits, life just got in the way. But here is a little peek at some of what I hope to post soon. Last week, Kentshire Gallery at Bergdorf’s hosted Hutton Wilkinson for a breakfast debut of his spectacular new Tony Duquette jewelry collection.…
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Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses and Gardens

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Past Perfect Richard ShapiroPast Perfect Richard Shapiro
Enter Richard Shapiro’s new book Past Perfect and prepare to be transported. Dive into its pages of exquisite photography by Jason Schmidt, sensitively designed by Mary Shanahan, and you will enter another realm. Take a deep breath of air redolent of ancient eras and far off places and then exhale as you make your arrival into his homes full of “serenity, beauty and wonder,” as Mayer Rus so aptly describes it in his foreword.…
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Sneak Peek: A New Look for a Classic Georgian

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Classic Georgian by Christopher Maya in House Beautiful
When a Chinese family was moving to America, buying their first house on Long Island, they turned to designer Christopher Maya to create interiors that felt traditional yet updated for today. The 1930’s classic Georgian colonial they purchased had great bones and proportion but Maya gutted it to start fresh, adding creative touches and furnishings to the English-inspired decor.…
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